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As a teenager I took part in Native American wilderness survival skills workshops, and we were taught to walk from the outer forefoot, roll across to the inner forefoot, then put toes down and last the heel. That is how they were able to stalk animals and get right up close while hunting.

Here is my overdue testimonial to the forefoot strike method of walking, the theory behind which is well presented here. I am in my 70`s and have suffered from "low back pain" for several years. Whilst I have prayed for relief and continue hip-strengthening exercises, I consider the forefoot strike method of walking as taught here an invaluable contribution to my recovery. As recently as last summer, I could not walk a half mile without a break to do stretches to relieve crippling pain. Today I walked 9+ miles without a break! If you have "low back pain," particularly if it is unilateral, once you've tried all the easy approaches without success, try this! Yes, it took me months to master, but think about this: when you go up or down stairs, this is how you already walk! Just use the same basic approach on the straightaway, and you too may be amazed by the results. If I can overcome 70 years of heel-strike ambulation, so can you! God bless this teacher, a meistro of kinesiology.

I have finally learned how to walk at 27 years old. Thank you kindly sir 🙏🏼👣

The pain in my hips has disappeared since I stopped using a heel-striking gait and started employing the techniques you teach. Thank you!

I finally get it. I was trying to walk on the palm of my foot. It looked weird. I'm 74 yrs. old, have had one knee replacement 5 years ago. Arthritis everywhere. I walked with my feet pointing out. I have been training myself thanks to your video's, I now have to walk straight when I use the outer edge of my foot. Thank you so much for your video's. This video explained it very well. We are never to old to learn.

This by far the clearest explanation of natural walking I’ve found. Thank you.

i think it is important to make a distinction between walking and running here. i have been using minimal shoes both for running and for everyday use exclusively now for several years. when running i will land on the outside edge of the forefoot, like you describe in this video. i can force myself to do the same thing when walking as long as i am very conscious about it. but i will naturally fall back into heelstriking as soon as i stop paying attention to how i walk. i have not found this to be problematic or painful however, because the impact forces when walking are of course much smaller than when running.

The wear pattern from my recently retired running shoes matches what you’re saying. This exact spot you’re saying our feet lands is where most of my wear was. Which is why when I got an assessment at my local running shoe store suggested a supported shoe to level out my foot, I said, “I’d rather continue letting my feet do what they do and I’d like to try the shoe without the rigid support”. And that’s what I got. Good to hear this explanation of what I already thought about my natural foot placement, that I wasn’t sure of.

Walking without padding was key to me healing back and knee pain because I was walking all wrong, constantly stressing my joints. Padding makes everything worse. Barefoot walking hurt so bad for the first few days. Pain was the perfect teacher.

This is something that should be taught in grade school gym, I’ve had shin splints for years and podiatrists, trainers and coaches just told me to get different shoes or to get custom inserts made but never actually took the time to look at what my foot was doing.

I have been going barefoot for almost seven years. I have spent too much of that time walking as though I still had some protection on my heels. Just last night, on a walk with my wife, I switched to this way of walking without thinking about it. I have walked like this on my hikes in the mountains, but only once in a while do I walk like this in the city. As soon as I switched to this way of walking, I moved faster. My step felt lighter and springier. Thank you for sharing this with us.

This is by far the best illustration. Thank you so much. I am suffering from a lot of pain because of plantar fasciitis and have just switched to barefoot shoes. I really noticed my heel strike with every step I am taking and yes, it is jarring and painful. I could feel the impact fully and it was not nice. I am determined to learn how to walk again and will keep practicing until it becomes natural!

I've been dealing with feet pain and acute plantar fasciitis for the last 10 years. I always thought it was the shoes or insoles. Recently bought thick padded "running shoes" and thought lemme walk 3K for fun. 2 days later was hit with the worst plantar fasciitis case I've ever had. Decided to search for "how to walk correctly" and came across your video's. I'm gonna try your method cause it sounds and looks logical, with no BS. I hope it works. Bless you for helping out people 🙏

I have been suffering with pain in my right leg for the past half year. As soon as I would walk more than 1km, I started having pain in the glute, the piriformis muscle, all around the knee and the tibialis muscle. Yesterday I saw your videos and today I tried to be mindful of landing on the forefoot in my Saturday stroll. I walked more than 5km coming home without pain, which hasn't happened in months! It did feel forced at the beginning and my stride became shorter, but after a while I could enjoy my walk without having to pay attention to it. Thank you so much for this!

Appreciate the content. Changed to bare foot for running 2 years ago. All of the sudden my vans were crushing my toes for work. So swapped to bare foot all the time. My heels are taking a beating from my mechanics, this was exactly what I was looking for.

Great video, thank you. The other problem with wearing shoes with padded heels is over-striding - people tend to take bigger strides when they wear shoes with thick soles, and this over time can cause knee/hip/back pain. So switch to minimal shoes and shorten your stride!

I learned this by accident recently~~I had sesamoiditis (still working through it) and had to walk on the edge of my foot to avoid those little bones (it felt so wrong...at first). I also stopped using my inserts for plantar fasciitis because I learned they are probably why I injured my sesamoids (foot locked in place with no ability to rotate and flex). Low and behold my heels no longer hurt and my injury is healing nicely. I have watched so many KZfaq videos from angels like you and thank you!! (my podiatrist wanted to immobilize my foot for months! no way that was happening, haha)

As a flat footed person this and a video from last year really helped improve my gait. Have to go back and check your other vids for any vids on low impact jogging since it's a sticking point of mine.,

Thank you for this video! Ben Vallack on KZfaq recommended your channel, and this is the first video of yours I have watched. I have been recuperating from plantar fasciitis since August, with some improvement - but... I just walked up and down my hard-surfaced hall while concentrating on landing on the outer edge of my forefoot as you illustrate, and the pain has virtually vanished. No one else addressed how to land the way you did, and I will practice it from now on. I know my feet still have a long way to go - my foot muscles are still weak from years in too-supportive shoes - but you've given me a literal path forward to heal up.

Just recovering from a stroke At 74 I'm learning slowly to walk again with a quad walking stick This clip is helpful

Thank you for this education about feet. Especially with flat feet. You are a HUGE help, brother!

Just did a 2.5km jog+walk in my new barefoot shoes, utilizing the forefoot strike and key points you teach. It's a big thing for me because I haven't run in 6 years due to knee and back pains. It was a whole new experience for me. I used to be annoyed by all the things bouncing in my pocket or running with a backpack and it also kept bouncing. Now I was carrying my takeout and had stuff in my pocket and my running was smooth as hell (I confess, I connected my workout with errands). So nothing was bouncing. I also didn't have knee pain while doing so. So thanks again for your tips! It helped me a lot! Ps.: New meme idea: Picture of a jacked guy and a skinny dude in the gym. Skinny dude: "Sir, how did you get so jacked?" Jacked dude: "Yoga and walk"

Omg! I’ve been having muscle imbalance on my feets my whole life, and this make so much sense! Been slighly limping with my left foot due to not putting to much presure on that side and instead been owerworking other muscles and joints to even out.. which has made me in real much imbalance.. i will start doing this strategy of yours and am sure my body will feel a relief!

I swear to God I have been trying for years to correct that because the podiatrist told me that was wrong. I mean I gave up hope because after 5 years I still always land on that it's just nice to know that I was right the entire time and there was never anything wrong with my foot

I was paying attention to how i walk yesterday. Today am getting this recommendation. WoW

You are consistently putting out the best barefoot walking videos on KZfaq, and this might be the best one yet. I'd love to see your thoughts on long distance hiking with a pack in minimalist footwear. I did my first trip up above treeline in some Luna running sandals and was very pleasantly surprised.

I've had some pain in my heel the past few weeks (I skate) and I walk barefoot a lot and i noticed myself walking like THIS while trying to protect my heel. It took a little getting used to (background in gymnastics, dance, sports and pro ballroom) but it feels so natural. Now im just walking like that all of the time and my lower back is loving me for it. How KZfaq knew I needed this video is crazy because i didn't research anything about my foot but so glad it's here. I'd like to incorporate a nutrition program and yoga style into my training. If anyone has any suggestions please pass along my way. Thanks

thanks brother Im glad more people are realizing this, but the majority still believe heel striking is best. People only think heel striking is best because of the heavy padding in their shoes, but when I transitioned to barefoot shoes I maintained a long stride and a heel strike and it caused my feet and bones absorb so much shock, I could actually feel the shock in my body when I lay down at night, but now I have learned to walk on the side/forefoot and decrease my stride and increase cadence. now my feet and calves as stronger than ever and I have increased my mobility and balance.

Thanks helped me a lot never enjoyed walking had issue with hamstring.. realised was doing heel walking till now, has been 3 days following your advice has helped a lot 🙏🙏..

Watched 2 of your walking episodes before this one. After this vid I totally get it now. I’ll take my first steps with your method tomorrow. Looking forward to healthier feet, knees, back and more!

Revisiting my Vibrams after learning this information. I look forward to re-acquainting myself with my feet. Thank you so much!🇿🇦

Great stuff. I broke my ankle several years back and the ankle bone was shattered on my right foot. Ive never really had to much trouble until my new job where im walking 10-15 miles a day. Trying this way of walking i think will help some of my knee and back issues.

I've been using walking for my primary exercise for just over 6 months now. It's been fantastic. I have been looking for a more effective technique and your video is a god send. Thank you so much my friend.

This is absolutely fantastic. Just subscribed. As a newbie to barefoot shoes, I'm trying to train myself not to heel strike. Stupid cushioned shoes have really messed up my gait over the years.

Thank you sir. First time in my 43 years I´m learning how to walk properly. This is where us as a civilisation ended up...

Thank you. That was the most thorough explanation I've seen. I have recently (6 mos ago) switched to barefoot shoes and I have kind of figured out this, but I thought I was using the outer edge more than I should. I definitely learned that heel strike is NOT correct.😁

Genies way to explain thank you! Once I started practicing this by lifting my knee up higher it finally clicked! Thank you. I’ve been aware my gate was off for weeks. Tired painful feet and tight calves every morning when I wake up. This is the fourth video I have seen trying to explain how to stop doing the heel strike. I’ve got more practicing to do for sure but this video plus the walking rhythm video you have on this channel set me up for success! Thanks again!

this is such great info! I just picked up walking, for the sake of walking, and thought that there must be a more optimized way of doing so. hopped on youtube and found your response to Bob and Brad. You've definitely earned a sub! I'm not in school anymore but I'm dedicating this semester to studying up on your videos. thank you!

Thank you for all of this information. Greatly appreciated!

I saw your video and reluctantly watching it and I am so thankful I did. Over pronation/flat feet having Plantar fasciitis. Started to notice how my foot hits the ground. Starting to get better. Thank you

The best explanation I’ve seen of how the foot should land, great!

ive found tons of people educated and employed in the rehab and therapy space talking about striking at the front of the heel, not the back of the heel. This channel is consistently suggesting placing your weight down at the back and outer edge of the forefoot. Somewhere between the back of the forefoot and the front of the hindfoot seems about right to me. The differences between these two areas of the foot is subtle, especially when you consider that there is engagement of both areas regardless. Probably you strike somewhere in this range depending on your posture and muscular engagement, and this is probably because if you strike back of the heel or toes you're engaging only a small portion of the foot. In fact if you let your foot hang limp and try to land your weight just ahead of the heel, the first part of your foot that hits the ground is as described here, but it may not actually do the work of handling your weight as it is fully landed on your foot. I think what we can test for ourselves is that we don't want to strike hard on the back of the heel or the toes.

Thank you for the clarification about this is NOT walking on your toes. Very, very helpful to see the elevated foot and where it naturally lands.

I distinctly remember naturally landing on my forefoot when walking as a child. My parents picked up on this and taught me how to walk on my heels

Thanks for posting these great videos! I've really come to agree with how _not good_ mindless heavy heel striking is, somewhat accidentally, from walking while wearing rubber ear buds that block external sound almost entirely. You can literally hear the jarring shock wave from the heal strike. What I used to call 'walking' I now call 'plodding', and now reserve the word 'walking' for modes of ambulation that quieten down the volume of (or entirely mute) the horrendous thud!

When you think about it; the only reason we heel strike is because of raised heels on shoes. Take away the raised heel and natural body position is resumed. Also very important to have good hip extension with strong glute activation. Fantastic video. Thanks

Haha… it is so shocking and exciting at once to realize that we have learned to walk in an improper way. I have watched one of your other video about how to walk in a proper way then started to apply it yesterday in a relatively crowded area and I found myself watching other people’s way of walking. This is really mind blowing that 99.9% of people are unknowingly doing it in the ordinary way. I was the 0.1% who barely just tried to practice it in your more efficient and healthier way. So, no one walked properly in my region (including me)😁 Even though I couldn’t do perfectly as it is shown in your video, I found the new way a lot more effective and felt it healthier to the joints and muscles. Thanks for the heads up and best regards from Hungary👍

Random bit in regards to running like this (I know this was about walking, but still), if you're a trail runner, I find for some reason that forefoot striking is much less prone to tripping and rolled ankles. Even when you do catch a toe it doesn't change your center of balance at all, like it tends to when heel running (not to mention that heel striking downhill on a trail is bad for your heel, knee, and hip, no matter how cushy your soles are haha).

I’ve always had people tell me I sneak up on them, but in reality and as an added benefit you’re naturally quieter when walking properly.

This is Transformative! This is the most comprehensive and best video about barefoot walking I've seen. A Big Thank You!

This video is GOLD. Never saw a clearer explanation. It's knowledge for the rest of my life. Big THANKS!

There's something interesting about the forces here. As you're curving your foot back to the center, any excess force is pulled into the center of your body, so it can be carried into the strong muscles of the inner leg and up towards the center so your whole body can absorb some of it too. This makes a lot of sense to me. I had no idea about any of this, I've been using the front of my foot and it has been awful. Also more interesting stuff, notice how the foot itself even curves towards the sides.

I just connected with this video. I'm 65 years old I was born with an extreme case of being pigeon toed and flat footed. I also have a drop toe on big toe left foot due to nerve damage as a result of motorcycle accident 30 years ago. Walking is a challenge and painful. I am going to give your lessons a try. Thanks for posting this video.

You earned a new subscriber, I have a lot of feet problems that became lower extremities problems. This really helped, thank you

Best explanation of how to naturally walk yet.

Amazing video!! Have been struggling with this topic for a while and you explained it so well. I appreciate your work 👍

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Im not gonna lie this new trick helped my stamina so much

I was thinking about exactly this a few months ago but I never watched sprinters though. Simply noticed how animals' legs and feet are constructed vs humans and it occurred to me that our feet are using more space (the heel) to balance easier and tire less from walking since we are walking on two feet while our grand ancestors are using four (at least most of the time)

Great video❤ sir. If I had seen this video five years earlier, I could have avoided hurting my plantar fascia😢

Love the level of detail. Thanks you

Dude this video is legit in cinematics and production, I enjoyed watching.

I oughta find my old track shoes and start wearing them. Here I thought I needed extra padding cause the track shoes hurt to wear, but after watching your videos giving me advice on rehabilitating my walk I realize they're more of a hinderance now.

This helps. I have an undiagnosed calcaneus stress pains for months so I tried your technique for short walk and for the first time in a long while I have no complaints.

This really helped me understand my foot pain problems!

Hey just started barefoot on 3rd day. This video is awesome.

I've been running in barefoot shoes for a while, but have fallen so in love with them that I recently started wearing them all the time. As with running, I found the pain of heel striking while walking caused my gait and foot strike to automatically change. And what you describe in this video is exactly what my feet do now. They naturally land first on the outside of the forefoot. The inner part of the foot contacts the ground after, seeming to me to absorb much of the force of the body's weight with the foot's arch. What I find most notable is that I fall into this correct form automatically when wearing barefoot/minimalist shoes. I could try to walk/run this way in conventional shoes, but it would be forced and unnatural. I don't think I'm ever going back. Especially since I can run/walk long distances free from the joint pain I experienced using conventional footwear.

Thank you sir! I started suffering from pain in the ball of my foot and thought it was just 'age'. Felt a difference as soon as I tried it!

After this video, I can confidently say I learned how to walk at the age of 30.

This is great information really well presented. So helpful thank you

really good video and clear explanation. thank you. I thought there was something wrong with my food bc I noticed I was landing on the outer part but now I see that's how it is supposed to be.

I have noticed that all my slippers, in different amounts of time, always get most worn out at that exact outside point of the foot. Feels amazing to find an explanation for everyday annoyances 😅

Ha my mom thinks it's a problem that my foot lands as you've shown this is great to know that it is actually good to land that way

Very nice video. Very informative. Please keep up the good work. Lots of love from Malaysia ❤️

Imagine being grown up and be told that you doing know how to walk, and its actually true... Shocking but im adaptative so ima try this out, thanks man 👍

Greatly neeed info for western societies.

I always tought that correct walking is with heel but I walked with that part of the leg you talked about. Then I searched a video in youtube what would tell me how to walk correctly. It was so funny that I have always walked right way but tought I wasn't.😂😂😂

Thank you so much. This is the best video I've found on YT about this. And I've been looking for a long time... Keep then coming!

WOW... THAT was KEY information Thank You 🌺 Namaste

Interesting. I learned that when I run I land on the outside of my foot and thought it was a problem. Sometimes I'd make an effort to turn my feet and land more on the balls. Good to know it's actually natural and safe!

The most useful video I've seen so far. Cheers big man !

I suffered two lesions and had chronic tibialis pain due to landing my feet wrong ,throughout all my journey to stop being a idle person. We certainly need tutorials on "how to walk", crounch, run and any fundament that 90's-2000's people were bombarded with.

thanks for the great video. We just got our Vibram five finger shoes today and this is helpful.

I like the new effects!

That was really interesting. I will verify this information but initial thoughts this all makes sense. Thanks a lot!

KZfaq really is a gold mine you can learn lots of things

I enjoy your videos on walking. Can hardily wait for the next one!

I showed this to my baby, now he knows how to walk. Thanks 👍

FINALLY someone who gets real flat feet and not just "low arches"

Great video, very informative with well-rounded advice! Love the whole channel!

Really nice video. Thank you for taking the time to put this up for this EX-heel striker :)

I appreciate the extra detail. Now I am walking on eggshells worried I am doing it wrong. I've yet to try it uphill. That's where I tend to get back pain from leaning forward

Hahahaha, wow, THANK YOU 🔥🔥🔥 YOU WOULDN'T know how long I've been looking for this😍

Great Content, Thank You. #feet #foothealth #enjoylife #learntowalk

You make a really strong case for the lateral edge touching the ground first. Makes sense to me.

So i tried this barefoot it felt great and i felt more activation in my hips and legs. then i tried it with my steeltoe boots and it was all kinds of uncomfortable. I'll get some new footware and i'm sure this'll be much more applicable to me. Great video keep it up

This is such a relief! I've always walked like that and consider myself a stealthy walker✨🖤

I needed this video! I have been trying to force myself to run more “ neutral” on my forefoot. Leg pain, knee pain etc. I just assumed my body was adjusting to the new patterns. Actually I’m just an idiot and my body is smart 🤣

Thank you for a great perspective on landing.I always ran and landed like you demonstrate.I will focus on this daily.A fantastic analysis 👏